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0Video: Dumbest Stuff on Wheels compilation makes Season 1 reruns redundant 1326580500
Speed TV's Dumbest Stuff on Wheels is coming back for a second season later this month, and in case you don't know what you're in for, they've put together a "Best Of" compilation from Season One. It's a simple concept, though: really bad ideas + wheels. We're sympathetic toward the folks ...
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Video: Indian talent show goes overboard with Suzuki 1322266380
The show's called India's Got Talent, and we're certainly prepared to say that India's got The Warriors of Goja but we're not sure if what they have is called talent, bravery or just plain crazy. The aforementioned warriors put on a lengthy display of what, in a circus, would be called 'amazing ...
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Wipeout creators' new show pits your own car against crazy obstacle courses 1318257060
The folks who bring you ABC's Wipeout have changed the network and the challengers for their next creation: called Whipped and airing on Speed in 2012, the new "automotive-based game and racing show" will put drivers in their own cars through "an intimidating automotive obstacle course." There's ...
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Video: Audi blurs the line between show and commercial with "Untitled Jersey City Project" 1317164460
The current state of the automotive industry is all about blurring lines. Cars and trucks used to be on opposite sides of the market until crossovers blurred the line. Coupes and convertibles have come closer together with the proliferation of the retractable hard-top. Even the line between ...
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Chrysler attacked for Playboy Club ads, doesn't back down 1317072900
Back when it took a little more effort to organize One Million Insert-Group-Here, companies took news of boycotts a little more seriously. Now that kittens and baby polar bears can have more than a million Facebook friends and anyone can make the news, it might take more than cage rattling to get ...
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Official: Discovery's new Velocity channel launching October 4 [w/video] 1316694660
Thankfully, there's plenty of programming on television for automotive gearheads: Top Gear shows and motor racing broadcast from locations around the world, car chase scenes in movies, the always-dysfunctional crew from American Chopper... heck, there's even a whole channel called Speed. But it's ...
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Video: Speed teases reality show chronicling Nissan/Playstation GT Academy 1316451600
If you're looking for the ultimate example of life imitating art imitating life, look no further than the Nissan/Playstation GT Academy. The program pits thousands upon thousands of gamers playing Gran Turismo 5 against each other in a fight over a spot on Nissan's actual racing team. Now that ...
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Video: Aston Martin One-77 stars in new episode of NatGeo's Megafactories 1314910860
The factories where supercars are made can often be as impressive, if not more so, than the vehicles they produce. Unfortunately few of us ever get to see them, remote as they often are from our locales and generally not open to the public. That's where Megafactories comes in. The National ...
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CNBC to air hour-long report on BMW 1310385660
CNBC will air an hour-long program this Wednesday on the brand behind the roundel called "BMW: A Driving Obsession," which the news channel bills as "the fascinating story behind a once small, struggling company that transformed itself into a global luxury car powerhouse." The four featured ...
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Autoline After Hours holding first annual Automotive Fantasy Draft [w/video] 1309384860
The best part about any fantasy sports league is being able to pick and choose your team from the full crop of professional athletes in the business. The folks at Autoline After Hours are now bringing this to the automotive space with their first-annual Automotive Fantasy Draft. Veteran ...

